Save a View as a View Point

You can save the view you have defined in the model window by adding a view point corresponding to the view in the floor plan drawing. You can use the view points to create perspective views of the model for an HTML file or a movie clip.

1. Define the desired view of the model before adding a view point.
2. Do either of the following:
   • Select File > Other Print Functions > Save View from the menu bar.
   • Select the function in the project's document browser:
     1. Move the cursor over the Views heading.
     2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
     3. Select Save View.
3. Enter a view point label in the text window.

   

   The program adds the view point symbol with the label to the floor plan:

   

Note

• You can later activate the view corresponding to the view point in the model window, see Open a View Point.
• You can also use the functions Fly or Walk Through in the Projection menu to define the view.
• If the Visualization add-on feature is available to you, you can use the view points to make a video clip of the model with the function Create a Video. You will need at least two view points for creating a video clip. It will take some time to create the video. You can speed up the file creation process by positioning the view points as close to each other as possible.
• If the WWW Publishing add-on feature is available to you, you can use the views you have saved in an HTML document, see Create an HTML File.
• If you are using the DesignStream Interface add-on feature, name the view intended as the preview image of the house model with the label DS_VIEW.

Define a 3D View in a Drawing
Open a View Equivalent to a View Point
Edit a View Point
Fly
Walk Through a Model
Create a Video
Create an HTML File
Project Document Browser